Manipur has been under siege for 46 days. Home secretary Gopal Pillai tells Shoma Chaudhury what the centre is...
An explosive series of photographs showing a fake encounter set Manipur on fire. An insight into the fractured truths...
AFSPA, Chongkham Sanjit, fake encounter, ibobi singh, Imphal, JAC, judicial enquiry, Kukis, L Gyaneshwari, Manipur, Manipur Police commandos, Manorama Devi, Meiteis, Nagas, PLA, Rabina Devi, Shailendra Pandey, Shoma Chaudhury, underground, United National Liberation Front, Ved Marwah, Volume 6 Issue 32
Irom Sharmila has been fasting for 10 years. Her epic resistance should be part of universal folklore.
But India...
Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), Assam Rifles, Democracy ‘Encountered’: Rights’ Violations in Manipur, Irom Sharmila, Irom Sharmila's indefinite fast, Lakshman, Manipur, Manorama Devi rape case, Manorama killing, Manorama Mothers, Northeast, repeal AFSPA, satyagraha, Shoma Chaudhury, Volume 6 Issue 48
If ever the time was right to repeal this draconian law — even partially — it is now.